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    demography

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Anthropology
    de·mog·ra·phy /dɪˈmɒɡrəfi $ -ˈmɑː-/ noun [uncountable]  SAthe study of human populations and the ways in which they change, for example the study of how many births, marriages and deaths happen in a particular place at a particular time 人口学，人口统计学 —demographer noun [countable]
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    demography• Consumer markets are usually segmented on the basis of geography, demography and buyer-behaviour.• Forecasting future fertility is the most difficult task in demography, and seldom successfully attempted.• But this study, from psychologists in Durham, is demography not anecdote.• He set out to learn the theory and data of demography.• The census can not total up its own demography.• The equation needed to adjust for practice demography will be difficult to validate.• This team draws together researchers with experience in economic and social demography with epidemiology and statistics.• In these respects the demography of the nineteenth century is less easy to explore than that of the parish-register period.    From Longman Business Dictionarydemographyde‧mog‧ra‧phy /dɪˈmɒgrəfi-ˈmɑː-/ noun1[uncountable] the study of human populations and the way in which they changeeconomics, sociology, demography and other statistical social studies2[singular] the type of people that make up a particular populationchanges in the demography of British cities over the past two decadesOrigin demography (1800-1900) French démographie, from Greek demos “people”
    de·mog·ra·phy nounChineseSyllable
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    demography
    de‧mog‧ra‧phy /dɪˈmɒɡrəfi $ -ˈmɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: French
     Origin: démographie, from Greek demos 'people'
    the study of human populations and the ways in which they change, for example the study of how many births, marriages and deaths happen in a particular place at a particular time
    —demographer noun [countable]


    dem·og·raphyBrE /dɪˈmɒɡrəfi/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈmɑːɡrəfi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the changing number of births, deaths, diseases, etc. in a community over a period of time; the scientific study of these changes 人口统计；人口统计学；人口学◆the social demography of Africa非洲社会人口统计▸ dem·og·raph·er BrE /dɪˈmɒɡrəfə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈmɑːɡrəfər/ 🔊 noun